And every vote counts huh?

“California’s supreme court ruled that a ban on gay marriage was unlawful Thursday, effectively leaving same-sex couples in America’s most populous state free to tie the knot in a landmark ruling.
In an opinion that analysts say could have nationwide implications for the issue, the seven-member panel voted 4-3 in favor of plaintiffs who argued that restricting marriage to men and women was discriminatory.

“… limiting the designation of marriage to a union ‘between a man and a woman’ is unconstitutional and must be stricken from the statute,” California Chief Justice Ron George said in the written opinion.

Before Thursday only one US state — Massachusetts — allowed gay marriage, although California, New Jersey and Vermont have legislation which grants same-sex partners many of the same legal rights as married couples.

Thursday’s ruling came after a long-running legal battle that erupted in 2000 when California voters approved a law declaring that only marriages between men and women could be legally recognized.”

Too bad it’s heading to the Supreme Court. Additionally I think a suit or two filed on behalf of voter’s rights in California is in the cards as well.

It’s not over yet.

UPDATE: Via a Family Group email to me, they are going to file a federal suit next week that the ruling itself is flawed based on the justices ruling that being “gay” is “immutable”, which might work because “immutable” is a opinion, but not a fact and as such it rips the entirety of the ruling to shreds. In point of fact via the opinion that:

“We therefore conclude that in view of the substance and significance of the fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship, the California Constitution properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic civil right to all Californians, whether gay or heterosexual, and to same-sex couples as well as to opposite-sex couples.”

Could of course could be applied to polygamy, pedophilia, marrying your dog, the list is endless. Just anywhwere someone wants to join something or someone who they think is “family”. I see many grounds to show that the ruling is flawed and could be overturned.

It may be unnecessary however as the issue will be on the November ballot thus voters will likely overturn the ruling.

Again, not over yet. We simply cannot accept this scourge on society and must work to eliminate it.